DecJoMo2- The meaning behind your blog name

See..here I am again! 2 days in a row.
Of course I won't mention that I just now thought of it...at 10:30pm while in the shower! or that I didn't even make it home today til 8:00pm.
But I didn't want to NOT do today's journal prompt since I stated yesterday I was going to try and be committed to doing it.

I'm glad it's an easy one!

Day 02- The meaning behind your blog/screen name
My blog name on here....well...

The blog title is "Life in a Small Town".
I live in a smaller town. Prolly really small compared to some of y'all.
I grew up in a bigger city...45,000 pop then...closer to 80,000 now I think.
Left there after college, and have been living in smaller towns ever since.
While married, the town I lived in, the one my parents and sons live in, had a population of 1400 people. I think it's up to nearly 2000 now.

My current town is about 10,000 or so.
It's about the right size for me. Now. At this stage of life.
There was a time when I wanted more....excitement, more....options.
Not anymore. I'm pretty settled.

If you're from here then everybody knows everybody.
If you move here, it doesn't take long to get to know a lot of people.
I'll never know everyone here....and that's ok.
I've made good friends. Met my husband here.
It's big enough to have a Walmart, McDonald's, and a dozen or so other good places to eat. It's close enough to a "real" city to go shopping or to the movies or to "nicer" restaurants whenever I want.

It's homey.
And now it's home.

And my life is here.

So I guess that's why my blog is named what it is....
My life is here, in a small town.

And I'm very content with that..at peace.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

So..it's a new year. And I haven't posted here since..umm..May. I have been thinking of deleting this blog..or at least all the entries in it, and starting over. Maybe a school blog. I see tons of cute ones everyday when I'm perusing pinterest. I could do that. maybe. no...probably not. But I might try. This place did not turn out the way I wanted it to. I have my personal "diary" blogs/journals elsewhere. This one is too public for that anymore. I should make it something fun. I don't want to lose it. Erica made it so cute for me. I don't even know how to do that... or, for that matter, delete the entries I have here. I can't find the "dashboard" button that use to be there. hmmmm.. This may take more time than I thought.
Read more

Alphabee Thursday: E is for Expectations

Image
Today is Alphabee-Thursday. That means my blog is brought to you by the letter E. is for yep...that's right. Expectations Such a big word. Dictionary.com defines it as Something expected. hmmm....kinda vague, so I looked up "EXPECT": 1.to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of 2. to look for with reason or justification: There are certain things I just expect in life: * I expect the light to come on when I flip the switch. * I expect the microwave to pop my popcorn perfectly in about 3 minutes. * I expect whatever I'm plugging into the electrical socket to work when I turn it on. * I expect to be given correct change when paying for a purchase. I also have expectations of people in my life. *I expect people to do what they say they will do *I expect my children to do what I ask of them, when I ask it *I expect kindness instead of rudeness in public *I expect honesty from others. *I expect my dog to jump all over me as...
Read more

C is for Crayon

Image
Today is Alphabe-Thursday. That means my blog is brought to you by the letter C...so let's get right down to it. is for ahhh...the simplicity of crayons! An essential tool in my profession, and yet such a vital part of our lives. Crayons have the ability to color our world. They add life to simple drawings, brighten up the darkest of pictures, and create rainbows on rainy days. After completing a writing assignment my students will often ask...."Do we have to draw a picture?" "Of course you do!! And use your crayons!" I will reply. And then the real feelings of their topic show through. Without color, how dull our lives would be. No yellow sunshiny days. No pink cotton candy. No blue skies and green grass. Lollipops would be tasteless and lemonade would be just water. The fashion industry would go bust and movies would not be worth seeing. Crayons add life. They add spirit. And they make me smile. Even tho a wee little piece of one was the bane of my world on M...
Read more